Double-Glazed Comedy With Ham for the Holidays: Close Encounters of the Pork Rind

For more than 20 years, comedians Lisa Koch and Peggy Platt have combined their considerable talents as the duo Dos Fallopia. For hardcore fans or the simply curious, there is no better showcase of their sketch comedy chops than their annual Christmas tradition, Ham For the Holidays. This year's outing -- dubbed Close Encounters of the Pork Rind -- includes such celebrated characters as mother-daughter country duo The Spudds, the tiny but proud Sequim Gay Men's Chorus, and the angst-ridden Slam Poet. If you love LGBT comedy, song parodies, cheap laughs and razor-sharp zingers, you might need an extra serving of Ham for the Holidays. Warning: Although no hams are harmed during the production of the show, young minds might still get warped. Best to leave the kids at home.

Venue Details

Limited food, mostly sweets. Bar has good variety of booze and few wines. Can take drinks into theatre. I like parking at city center bldg and going to Palomino before or after. They validate parking. There's also Loulays 1 block from theatre but have not tried. Dress any way you want, it's Seattle!

Reviews & Ratings

The show as per usual was entertaining and funny. Loved the videos they played in between performances, very classically funny. The new venue at the ACT was nice, but wish we weren't so far on the sides especially when there were seats closer to the middle that were still free and the balcony was open. At times, it was hard to hear everyone. Not sure if it was an audio issue or the performer just not talking directly into the microphone enough, but at times the volume level seemed to fluctuate. That, of course, will not deter me from attending again next year since it is something I look forward to every year.

The singing segments and Peggy's poetry slam were great, but the closing skit was tedious and got few laughs at the performance I saw. If they had closed the show with a cheerful Christmas song all would be forgiven, but because of the dud of a...continued

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Description

This show contains adult humor, adult themes and LGBT content. It is recommended for those age 14 or older.

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